Chrissy Marshall-Bell
@cmbreports.bsky.social
🎤 https://lnk.to/GhostInTheMachine Named among best podcasts 2024.
✍️ Journalist, podcaster, storyteller. Mostly but not limited to cycling.
⛷️Ski/cycling guide.
📍Valencia, España
https://cmb-reports.com/
✍️ Journalist, podcaster, storyteller. Mostly but not limited to cycling.
⛷️Ski/cycling guide.
📍Valencia, España
https://cmb-reports.com/
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I'm on the ground at Strade Bianche for @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social, my first race of 2025, where I'm starting a new chapter in social media content. Follow me!
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New for @escapecollective.bsky.social
Ineos head soigneur David Rozman isn't going anywhere, after revelations about his links to doping doctor Mark Schmidt.
🇸🇮what the Slovenian has been doing since
🇬🇧what he's been telling Ineos
📱his version of events
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Ineos head soigneur David Rozman isn't going anywhere, after revelations about his links to doping doctor Mark Schmidt.
🇸🇮what the Slovenian has been doing since
🇬🇧what he's been telling Ineos
📱his version of events
escapecollective.com/david-rozman...
David Rozman isn't going anywhere
The Ineos Grenadiers head soigneur with alleged ties to a doctor convicted of doping will stay in his role with the team, sources say.
escapecollective.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New for @escapecollective.bsky.social
Ineos head soigneur David Rozman isn't going anywhere, after revelations about his links to doping doctor Mark Schmidt.
🇸🇮what the Slovenian has been doing since
🇬🇧what he's been telling Ineos
📱his version of events
escapecollective.com/david-rozman...
Ineos head soigneur David Rozman isn't going anywhere, after revelations about his links to doping doctor Mark Schmidt.
🇸🇮what the Slovenian has been doing since
🇬🇧what he's been telling Ineos
📱his version of events
escapecollective.com/david-rozman...
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Sylvan Adams is present at NSN's first training camp, and the team could not rule out whether he will be seen at races going forward.
While he 'has no role' at NSN (formerly IPT), does that mean he's gone for good?
new for @escapecollective.bsky.social 🗞️ escapecollective.com/sylvan-adams...
While he 'has no role' at NSN (formerly IPT), does that mean he's gone for good?
new for @escapecollective.bsky.social 🗞️ escapecollective.com/sylvan-adams...
Sylvan Adams 'has no role' at NSN, but does that mean he's gone for good?
Amid Adams' presence at its latest training camp, the team could not rule out whether he will be seen at races going forward.
escapecollective.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Sylvan Adams is present at NSN's first training camp, and the team could not rule out whether he will be seen at races going forward.
While he 'has no role' at NSN (formerly IPT), does that mean he's gone for good?
new for @escapecollective.bsky.social 🗞️ escapecollective.com/sylvan-adams...
While he 'has no role' at NSN (formerly IPT), does that mean he's gone for good?
new for @escapecollective.bsky.social 🗞️ escapecollective.com/sylvan-adams...
Protests against IPT eventually won, but what can cycling learn from the episode, and how can it avoid becoming entangled with geopolitical issues in the future?
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/israel-...
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/israel-...
The triumph of protest? What the collapse of Israel-Premier Tech means for global cycling
Does Israel-Premier Tech becoming NSN Cycling represent a victory for protestors? And if so, what does it mean for global cycling in an era when geopolitical fault lines are impossible to ignore?
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Protests against IPT eventually won, but what can cycling learn from the episode, and how can it avoid becoming entangled with geopolitical issues in the future?
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/israel-...
www.cyclingweekly.com/news/israel-...
Alison Jackson's surprise move to St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 has just made a bit more sense: Premier Tech confirms that it will sponsor the team for the next two years to further support Canadian cycling. Notably, not as a title sponsor, paving the way for naming rights at another team.
November 18, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Alison Jackson's surprise move to St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 has just made a bit more sense: Premier Tech confirms that it will sponsor the team for the next two years to further support Canadian cycling. Notably, not as a title sponsor, paving the way for naming rights at another team.
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My book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today!
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM
My book, Tadej Pogačar: Unstoppable, is out today!
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
It is the first in-depth biography of modern cycling's greatest, charting his dazzling rise to the top, full of fresh stories, insight and interviews with those close to him.
Order it here: tinyurl.com/Pogibook 📙 @bloomsburysport.bsky.social
A deep dive into what's going on behind-the-scenes at Ineos Grenadiers.
📃What the financial accounts tell us
💶Ineos' 2026 budget
🇫🇷How much TotalEnergies is investing
🏉Why Ratcliffe's exit from other sports doesn't impact the cycling team
🔮What cycling's rumour bill suggests will happen in 2028/2029
📃What the financial accounts tell us
💶Ineos' 2026 budget
🇫🇷How much TotalEnergies is investing
🏉Why Ratcliffe's exit from other sports doesn't impact the cycling team
🔮What cycling's rumour bill suggests will happen in 2028/2029
Great work for CN from @cmbreports.bsky.social – the team guard their information very carefully, but this paints a very interesting picture of the wider context at Ineos
Cuts at Ineos Sport, sponsor searches, and Jim Ratcliffe's involvement – what does Ineos Grenadiers' financial future look like?
Cyclingnews reveals what we do and don't know about the team's finances, Ineos Sport's latest accounts, the position of Sir Jim Ratcliffe, and what insiders are saying about the future of the team
www.cyclingnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A deep dive into what's going on behind-the-scenes at Ineos Grenadiers.
📃What the financial accounts tell us
💶Ineos' 2026 budget
🇫🇷How much TotalEnergies is investing
🏉Why Ratcliffe's exit from other sports doesn't impact the cycling team
🔮What cycling's rumour bill suggests will happen in 2028/2029
📃What the financial accounts tell us
💶Ineos' 2026 budget
🇫🇷How much TotalEnergies is investing
🏉Why Ratcliffe's exit from other sports doesn't impact the cycling team
🔮What cycling's rumour bill suggests will happen in 2028/2029
Allan Peiper teams up with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe. One of cycling's good guys.
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
'The bike’s been the biggest therapeutic element for me': Former pro and DS Allan Peiper's battle against prostate cancer
Allan Peiper has won stages and Grand Tours, both as a rider and a DS. Since 2014, though, his biggest challenge has been a recurring battle with prostate cancer. He talks candidly to Chris Marshall-B...
www.cyclingweekly.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Allan Peiper teams up with Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe. One of cycling's good guys.
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
A few years ago he gave me a very candid interview about his struggles with cancer. "People say they’re not scared of dying but then it confronts you and you shit yourself.”
www.cyclingweekly.com/fitness/the-...
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Brennan was one of the breakthrough riders of the 2025 season
'Special, versatile and calmness': what was behind Matthew Brennan's breathtaking breakout season?
The man who brought Matthew Brennan to Visma-Lease a Bike reflects on the young Briton's incredible first season as a pro
www.rouleur.cc
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Brennan was one of the breakthrough riders of the 2025 season
Major, major doubts now if a solution can be found for the proposed new guise of Israel-Premier Tech, now that Premier Tech has announced it will not support the team in 2026. It's November 7 – extremely, extremely difficult to find a sponsor to cough up minimum €20m in the next few weeks.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Major, major doubts now if a solution can be found for the proposed new guise of Israel-Premier Tech, now that Premier Tech has announced it will not support the team in 2026. It's November 7 – extremely, extremely difficult to find a sponsor to cough up minimum €20m in the next few weeks.
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Israel Premier-Tech has been forced – by public pressure – to drop "Israel" from its name, raising the question...
📖 @cyclingweekly.com
✍️ @cmbreports.bsky.social
📖 @cyclingweekly.com
✍️ @cmbreports.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Israel Premier-Tech has been forced – by public pressure – to drop "Israel" from its name, raising the question...
📖 @cyclingweekly.com
✍️ @cmbreports.bsky.social
📖 @cyclingweekly.com
✍️ @cmbreports.bsky.social
Put together this guide to understanding 'Caso Lazkano'.
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
A guide to understanding how the biological passport works and what Oier Lazkano's case tells us about the wider anti-doping landscape in cycling.
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What took so long? Now what? Lazkano questions answered
A guide to understanding how the biological passport works and what Lazkano's case tells us about the wider anti-doping landscape in cycling.
escapecollective.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Put together this guide to understanding 'Caso Lazkano'.
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
👀Revealed: the ITA and UCI had been targeting Lazkano after becoming suspicious of his biological values and performances.
❌Lazkano's initial defence would almost certainly have failed
🇪🇸Big questions that need to be asked of Movistar
Positive news: Jayco-AlUla will continue in 2026. "There is no doubt," riders on the men's and women's teams were told by manager Brent Copeland. Gerry Ryan will deposit the bank guarantee with the UCI before November 3.
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Positive news: Jayco-AlUla will continue in 2026. "There is no doubt," riders on the men's and women's teams were told by manager Brent Copeland. Gerry Ryan will deposit the bank guarantee with the UCI before November 3.
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Full story here: escapecollective.com/jayco-saved/
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬
UCI Statement on Oier Lazkano Lopez
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October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Shouldn’t Movistar kinda start to worry a bit? First Vinícius Rangel busted, now Lazkano + they have Aular, Cepera and Barrenetxea who were at Caja back in 2023… this could get problematic 😬
You may not know Emily Brammeier, but the 31yo has become an influential figure in recent years: vice president at the AIGCP since 2024, a member of the ITA’s Funding Commission, and now president of the Movement For Credible Cycling (MPCC). Her first interview here:
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
'It's our responsibility to ensure that people trust what they're seeing': Cycling's first female president on anti-doping challenges
Emily Brammeier has developed into one of the most influential female voices in the sport, and now she's leading the sport's leading anti-doping movement.
www.rouleur.cc
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You may not know Emily Brammeier, but the 31yo has become an influential figure in recent years: vice president at the AIGCP since 2024, a member of the ITA’s Funding Commission, and now president of the Movement For Credible Cycling (MPCC). Her first interview here:
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
I understand there's a Zoom meeting with all Jayco-AlUla riders (men, women and U23) at 16:00 CET. Announcement will follow later. At the moment no word if Gerry Ryan has provided the bank guarantee. Riders were not aware that he hadn't until @escapecollective.bsky.social broke the news on Monday.
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I understand there's a Zoom meeting with all Jayco-AlUla riders (men, women and U23) at 16:00 CET. Announcement will follow later. At the moment no word if Gerry Ryan has provided the bank guarantee. Riders were not aware that he hadn't until @escapecollective.bsky.social broke the news on Monday.
A deep dive on cycling's changing business:
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
Why are more riders breaking contracts?
It's not your imagination, and what's driving the recent trend may lead to a formal transfer market for pro cycling.
escapecollective.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A deep dive on cycling's changing business:
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
⛓️💥 why do riders keep breaking contracts?
💶how much are buyout clauses?
🇪🇺calls for teams to be registered in same nation
⚽a transfer market like football is "inevitable"
🏉could cycling adopt an NFL-style draft?
escapecollective.com/why-are-more...
Exclusive: Jayco-AlUla's future in the WorldTour isn't so certain. Team founder and owner Gerry Ryan hasn't provided the obligatory bank guarantee to the UCI. A big week ahead for the Australian team.
What seemed likely to be a case of missing paperwork for Jayco-AlUla is in fact a case of missing funds.
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escapecollective.com/gerry-ryans-...
Gerry Ryan's missing bank guarantee is delaying Jayco's WorldTour application
The team has another deadline next Monday that it must hit.
escapecollective.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Exclusive: Jayco-AlUla's future in the WorldTour isn't so certain. Team founder and owner Gerry Ryan hasn't provided the obligatory bank guarantee to the UCI. A big week ahead for the Australian team.
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
What can we expect from next year's Tour de France?
2026 Tour de France promises suspense until the end – but there are few obstacles for Tadej Pogačar
The 2026 Tour de France will start with a bang, go into hibernation for a short while, and then finish with an almighty spectacle. It’s a race bookended by punishing stages, with something for everyon...
www.rouleur.cc
October 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
What can we expect from next year's Tour de France?
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing
French to celebrate again? 2026 Tour de France Femmes route seems crafted for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing.
www.rouleur.cc
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The 2026 Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift follows a traditional pattern of punchy and sprint stages, before a mountainous finale to round out the nine days of racing
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress has cleared the path for another term for David Lappartient.
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escapecollective.com/uci-quietly-...
UCI quietly extends presidential term limits
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress clears the path for another term for David Lappartient.
escapecollective.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:27 AM
A constitutional change at the latest UCI Congress has cleared the path for another term for David Lappartient.
escapecollective.com/uci-quietly-...
escapecollective.com/uci-quietly-...
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, the Belgian reflects on a career of sticking his nose in the wind at the front of the peloton
My life at the front of the peloton, by Tim 'El Tractor' Declercq
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, t...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Tim Declercq – or El Tractor as he is commonly referred to – is retiring at the end of this season after more than a decade in the service of so many great leaders. For Rouleur’s In My Words series, the Belgian reflects on a career of sticking his nose in the wind at the front of the peloton
Really enjoyed chatting with Ide Schelling about his decision to retire from WorldTour racing aged 27. "I knew deep down if I continued like this, with more stress coming into the sport, I wasn’t going to be as happy as if I was doing something different.”
“I love rebuilding homes, buying an apartment and flipping them over. I see myself doing more of that in the future”
'If your mind is open to change and you've got the freedom, go for it': Why Ide Schelling is retiring aged 27
The Dutchman hasn't fallen out of love with cycling, but has grown more in love with his other hobbies and interests. He tells Rouleur why he's quitting WorldTour racing in his mid-20s, and what's nex...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Really enjoyed chatting with Ide Schelling about his decision to retire from WorldTour racing aged 27. "I knew deep down if I continued like this, with more stress coming into the sport, I wasn’t going to be as happy as if I was doing something different.”
Spoke with Lidl-Trek manager Luca Guercilena about Juan Ayuso's arrival for @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social. Interesting to note that despite paying millions for him, Trek aren't expecting immediate success. Notable line about Geoghegan Hart's future role, too.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
Patience, pragmatism and potential pitfalls: Lidl-Trek prepare for Juan Ayuso's arrival
It has been mooted that Juan Ayuso is difficult to work with, but Lidl-Trek aren't too fearful of that; what they are cautioning against is the idea that the Spaniard will be an immediate success.
www.rouleur.cc
October 8, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Spoke with Lidl-Trek manager Luca Guercilena about Juan Ayuso's arrival for @rouleurmagazine.bsky.social. Interesting to note that despite paying millions for him, Trek aren't expecting immediate success. Notable line about Geoghegan Hart's future role, too.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
A fortnight ago I spent an hour talking with Matt Dinham who last finished a race in Oct 2023. Since then he's been on crutches, and had weekly MRIs, scans, x-rays and hospital visits. This is his story of anguish, frustration and finally relief at racing once again.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
‘I couldn’t live - what did I do to deserve this?’: Matt Dinham’s two year injury ordeal finally comes to an end with racing return
The Australian climber has visited dozens of medical professionals, had seven MRIs, five ultrasounds, countless x-rays, CTs and bone density scans in the past two years. But finally he's back racing
www.rouleur.cc
September 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
A fortnight ago I spent an hour talking with Matt Dinham who last finished a race in Oct 2023. Since then he's been on crutches, and had weekly MRIs, scans, x-rays and hospital visits. This is his story of anguish, frustration and finally relief at racing once again.
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
www.rouleur.cc/blogs/the-ro...
Reposted by Chrissy Marshall-Bell
Looking back at an extraordinary week in Rwanda; the racing, the new talent and the wider context
No paywall on this one!
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No paywall on this one!
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Rwanda Reflections - Cycling is African
The first UCI road world championships in Africa was incredible, but had a shadow hanging over it
globalpeloton.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Looking back at an extraordinary week in Rwanda; the racing, the new talent and the wider context
No paywall on this one!
globalpeloton.substack.com/p/rwanda-ref...
No paywall on this one!
globalpeloton.substack.com/p/rwanda-ref...